I’ve been mostly absent from Twitter for months/years? Thanks to Mindy Reimer @JPhillipsVT Sarah Gatton Rachel V. Small Sara Kelly Johns Joyce Valenza @jennaspiering @KathyKaldenberg @drehmke Ellen McNair Stephanie Farley @meg_allison Jenny Wirtz Katy A. Kauffman for the shout outs in my absence!

Yes, and with @Ms_ChelseaSims @ddb_tl Kyrstin D. 📚☀️🌃 🏕 @jennaspiering Jen Dovre Kelsey Barker Teresa Lansford Sherry K. Watt ! A belated thanks and applause to you all! x.com/jphillipsvt/st…

Since I've been away from Twitter Michele Norris tweeted out my submission to theracecardproject.com! So it's two years late, but I'm retweeting her message so you can see my brush with NPR greatness. x.com/michele_norris…

Co-wrote with @JPhillipsVT ! x.com/oif/status/100…

Proud to report that the impact factor of English Teaching: Practice and Critique increased again this year! As co-editors, we are committed to broadening the reach and impact of international critical literacy research. Amanda Thein Amanda Godley

.@ErikaLSanchez @JMCwrites that moment when you realize the character of one book you’re reading is gushing over the character of the next book on your reading list. #juliaandartemisia #notyourperfectmexicandaughter #bloodwaterpaint 💛📖

ok, this is my official ask to the world: Does anyone have an old, used, real borrower/due date card of one of my bks that I could have? My 1st bk is 20 yrs old some I am crossing my fingers maybe there is one out there! Librarian friends, please RT! bit.ly/2EEi255

Another exciting ETPC special issue call for papers: Embodiment and literacies: Teaching, learning, and becoming in a post-world tinyurl.com/etpcembodiment Guest editors: St.Kontovourki Dr. Grace Enriquez Liz Johnson

Woah!! Just peeked at the line-up of articles and authors in the newly released AASL Knowledge Quest. Excellent! Please, School Librarian friends, take a look. Be inspired!!

And here is how you can get called out and NOT loose your ever-loving mind in self-defensiveness. We all have so much to unlearn.

Our country is under attack from white nationalist terrorism, inspiring murder on our soil and abetted by weak gun laws. If we are serious about national security, we must summon the courage to name and defeat this evil.

To reach all students, to effectively reject oppression, to make the most of public education, will require a rethinking of almost everything we do in education, writes educator Kate Lechtenberg.  desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/…

Luna just finished reading her first novel on her own! We’re so proud of her!!! (Yes, we handle the worksheets she’s assigned. Most of them. But during this Zoom school stretch We value independent reading over everything else.)

#first7jobs #firstsevenjobs babysitter, detassler, janitor, fast food worker, usher, deli worker, library aid

Strategies to Help Students ‘Go Deep’ When Reading Digitally #libchat #edchat ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016…

.ALA OIF x.com/the_millions/s…

Join us for our first #AASLstandards Twitter chat on 9/18 ala.org/news/member-ne… #tlchat #istelib #futurereadylibs #RU575 Please RT!

Sneak peek of the #aaslstandards on standards.aasl.org! Which shared foundation are you most excited about? #onesmallthing #tlchat

"Reading 🐢🐢🐢John Green🐢🐢🐢 reminds me that intellectual freedom is a necessary emotional endeavor that is rooted in honesty, compassion and curiosity." bit.ly/2iXkVqV

Patrisse Cullors reminds us that teaching kids that they are curious, that they are made of magic is the work of creating a strong democracy. #BlackLivesMatter #schoolUS #alamw18